Of course, most recipes I found were very summerly. Understandable since not everyone is spoiled enough to be able to buy fresh blueberries all year round. Guess that must be one of very few actual perks of living in the Arctic cause that's definitely not a given in all German supermarkets...

Drifting off topic. So I stumbled upon a recipe for "Swedish Pancake Cakes" from the Blog "Detailliebe" and thought that even though they looked summerly, they would be perfect for Valentine's Day and it wouldn't be a problem to use frozen blueberries either.

Now I'm not sure whether "pancake cakes" are actually authentically Swedish. Simon's only remark was "I'm half-Swedish and I have never heard about this before".

Yeah, now he's suddenly so proud of his Swedish heritage but when I tell him that I want to move to Sweden he suddenly becomes very Norwegian again...

Anyhow, I have to admit that I've seen cakes like this on a hygge comfort food book cover before so I question its deep-rooted Swedish origin as well.

But they looked good and they certainly tasted good so let's forget about the fact that the recipe was probably invented by some hipsters from Södermalm and call them Nordic Blueberry Pancakes instead.

Here's the recipe:

You need: 2 eggs, 300 ml milk and some flour for the pancake dough - we used a dough mix though cause we're lazy like that. Cream and creme fraiche, as well as 2 tablespoons of sugar, a packet of vanilla sugar and of course blueberries for the filling.

Do you need instructions on how to make pancakes? I hope not cause it's really easy. Make as many pancakes as you want (we made way too many - 8 would be more than enough) but make sure you make small, thick ones.

Then for the filling you mix the cream, creme fraiche, sugar and vanilla sugar with some berries (squish them first if you want the cream to have a purple colour) but make sure to leave 4 tablespoons of cream aside for the topping later.

Cover the first pancake with the filling, stack another one on top and then repeat until you have a proper cake. Ideally your last pancake is slightly smaller than the other to make the cake look nice. Top this one with the remaining cream and decorate with blueberries.

I really like this recipe as it's quick, easy and you only need ingredients you most likely have at home anyway. I think it's perfect for Valentine's Day or any other winter afternoon that craves some cosy time - yeah, now I see why that recipe is part of a hygge cookbook...